Experts to present R. Kelly sex tape findings

Lawyers for R. Kelly are expected to reveal later this month whether they believe the videotape central to the child pornography case against Kelly has been tampered with.

At a hearing on Wednesday, Judge Vincent Gaughan set Feb. 21 as the next court date. Kelly's lawyers are expected to provide the court with their experts' report on whether the videotape, which depicts Kelly having sex with a girl that prosecutors allege could be as young as 13, is valid, Cook County Assistant State's Atty. Shauna Boliker said. Kelly's attorney, Terence Gillespie, could not be reached for comment.

Kelly, who has pleaded not guilty to all 14 counts, was excused from court on Wednesday. Kelly's appendix burst while he was in Miami over Super Bowl weekend and, according to a medical report presented in court on Wednesday, he is still hospitalized there, Boliker said.